Lincoln County, NV is a rural county in the state of Nevada. It has a rich history and culture that continues to shape the politics and governance of the area. The county is governed primarily by elected officials who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens. The main political body overseeing the governance of Lincoln County is the Board of Commissioners. This board includes five members elected by district, and each commissioner serves four year terms. They are responsible for many aspects of governing, including enacting laws and regulations, creating budget plans, allocating resources, and providing public services. Additionally, there are various other positions held within local government such as assessors, county clerks, sheriffs, surveyors, justices of peace and more who work together to ensure Lincoln County is run efficiently. Local residents have a chance to get involved in their own government by voting for candidates or attending local meetings in order to help shape their communities' future.
The political climate in Lincoln County, NV is very conservative.
In Lincoln County, NV 13.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.5% to 13.5%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln County, NV is very conservative.
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Nevada is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Lincoln, Nevada: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Lincoln County, NV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 107 contributions totaling $7,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $5,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)